The stage is set for the much-anticipated Nigeria Comedy Awards, as it opened its portal for nominations.
However, the entries are for a special voting category tagged “Revelation of the Year”, through which an exceptional newcomer in Nigeria’s diverse comedy industry will be rewarded with N1 million cash and a plaque.
Nigeria Comedy Awards, an annual glamorous event in honour of the outstanding performers and projects in Nigeria’s robust comedy industry, is being organized by an experienced team headed by Bunmi Davies, founder, Afrotainment, who doubles as the event producer; Debbie Odutayo, Executive Director, Royal Roots Communication Network, who is also the project consultant; Wale Adenuga Jnr., Managing Director, Wale Adenuga Productions, and Wole Adenuga, Managing Director, wapTV, project’s executive producers respectively.
According to Wole Adenuga, “Since we started releasing teasers to promote the event, the feedback we have received has been really awesome; as millions of Nigerians home and abroad are looking forward to celebrating with the nominees and winners. The Revelation of the Year category is open to all new comedic performers including, but not limited to, standup comedy, dance, music, movies, skits, and acting on TV. Details of the entry process are available on Instagram: @NigeriaComedyAwards. The full list of nominees for all 24 categories would be announced soon.”
The maiden edition of Nigeria Comedy Awards will hold on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The organisers revealed that 1,000 people are expected to grace the event, and watched by millions across the world on wapTV (DStv 262, StarTimes 116, GOtv 129, FreeTV 751, Play 275, and MyTV), R2TV (GOtv 145), RaveTV (GOtv 146, FreeTV 745), as well as other stations.
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